| 摘要 |
A method remanufacturing a toner cartridge in accordance with an aspect includes separating a roller section from a toner section of the toner cartridge, replacing/reconditioning/cleaning those parts of the toner cartridges that require replacement/reconditioning/cleaning, charging the hopper section with toner, applying a heat activated adhesive to one or both of the hopper section and the roller section of the toner cartridge and applying energy to heat the heat activated adhesive to activate it to seal the hopper section and roller section together. In a variation, a second (e.g., new) hopper section is used instead of the hopper section separated from the roller section. A toner cartridge and method of manufacturing it in accordance with an aspect includes applying a heat activated adhesive to one or both of the hopper section and the roller section of the toner cartridge and applying energy to heat the heat activated adhesive to activate it to seal the hopper section and roller section together. In an aspect, the energy is ultrasonic energy and in an aspect, the ultrasonic energy is applied using an ultrasonic welder. In an aspect, the heat activated adhesive is a thermo-bond film adhesive.
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